Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.

Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Liese S. - Feb 05, 2014 8:10:17 pm PST #19236 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I did the taxes and am getting money back for the first time in ever. But need to pay state, although about half of my federal refund. So since we're pinching pennies right now I'm going to go ahead and file federal and wait to file state.

Which I have to remember to finish on Friday.

And I also have to remember tomorrow I have to finish cleaning out the car and get cash from the bank including quarters and wash the car and figure out how to pull up the car seat. Before 9:00. And it's snowing right now. Woes.


hippocampus - Feb 06, 2014 12:48:49 am PST #19237 of 30000
not your mom's socks.

Officially too cold to sleep. Powerco says restoration by 2/9 HPF has school on 2-hr. delay. We might just decamp for a month to Hawaii.

... A girl can dream.


Theodosia - Feb 06, 2014 3:37:06 am PST #19238 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Yikes! Sunday is too far away. Maybe not Hawaii, but a hotel room?


brenda m - Feb 06, 2014 3:47:30 am PST #19239 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Holy crap. They found the Lipinski Strad: [link]

Props to the Milwaukee police, I did not see that coming. (My sister believes Neil Caffrey must have been involved.)


Jesse - Feb 06, 2014 4:26:54 am PST #19240 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, Sox, is there any way to get into a hotel for a couple of nights?

Not nearly this severe, but my parents are having their (only) bathroom redone, and it's a good thing the tenant is friendly! They have a working toilet and sink, if no walls, but not a shower, so they came down yesterday to use mine. And since it seems like all that's happened this week is demo, I shudder to think how long it will actually take. Yikes.

ION, there is a team that apparently pulled an all-nighter here last night, and that is just wrong. I know that's how it goes some times in their area, but yikes.


Burrell - Feb 06, 2014 5:23:43 am PST #19241 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Our taxes have a habit of cancelling each other out, as in we owe to the state what the feds are refunding us or vice versa.


msbelle - Feb 06, 2014 5:25:49 am PST #19242 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

net zero is my goal. I have not even started on mine yet this year. I guess I should get on that.

So while we are getting unexpected snow, it looks like some of California is getting rain. Is it in a much needed area? It seems like the whole state needs it, yes?


Burrell - Feb 06, 2014 5:27:28 am PST #19243 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

The whole state needs it, so yeah.


Kat - Feb 06, 2014 5:46:05 am PST #19244 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

We need more rain. It was a bit drizzly today. Want rain.


msbelle - Feb 06, 2014 5:49:29 am PST #19245 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

yeah, the map shows it all north, SF to San Jose to Fresno and headed south.